childhood

• aries?

  • theres a cult of childhood where society is obessed with children and so theres more protection of them
  • childhood has improved
• de mause?

  • the history of childhood was such a nightmare that its inevitably improved
  • theres higher levels of protection and childcare
• smart?

  • explores the new sociology of childhood
  • doesnt see children as adults in the making, but children are active agents in creating their own childhood
  • childhood has improved
  • ao3= gittens
• archard?

  • children are separate to adults and should be protected due to this and their vulnerability in society
  • ao3- smart
• opie?

  • ao3 of postman
  • says childhood isnt disappearing
• jenks?

  • ao3 of postman
  • believes childhood is changing, not disappearing
  • due to increase of divorce, childhood can be more unstable but children are more protected now than ever before
• wagg?

  • childhood is socially constructed
  • theres no single universal childhood as its different all around the world
• benedict?

  • ao3 of aries
  • childhood is disappearing
  • childhood in non-industrial countries is much harder and kids are treated harsher
  • links to wagg
• gittens?

  • theres too much control over kids which gives them no freedom
  • links to firestone and holt
  • ao3= smart
• hillman?

  • whilst boys are able to cross roads alone and be out unaccompanied, girls arent because it isnt safe
  • in history all children played outside alone
  • childhood hasnt improved
  • ao3=aries but this study links to cunningham and bird
• cunningham and bird

  • research found that the area children used to travel alone has shrunk to one ninth of what it was 25 years ago
  • links to hillman
• firestone and holt?

  • things that march of progress sociologists (smart) say actually reinforces control and oppression over children
  • links to gittens
  • ao3- smart and aries
• palmer?

  • the tech changes in the past 25 years have damaged childrens physical, emotional and intellectual development
  • a03- covid and online schooling
• firths study- childhood across cultures?

  • in Tikopia theres less value on obedience to adult authority, its not a right expected by the adult but a value a child should hold
  • links to benedict
• punch's 2001 study- childhood + culture?

  • children in bolivia take on responsibilities from the age of 5 whereas children in western world are more protected- as aries says
  • links to benedict and an add on to firth's study
• brannen- ethnicity and childhood?

  • ethnic groups have different expectations of the children
  • found that asian parents are stricter and children take on more responsibilities
• woodroffe- class and childhood?

  • poor mothers are more likely to have children of lower weight which can cause delayed physical and mental developemnt
  • children from poorer families are more likely to die of infancy or withstand long-term illness and fall behind in school
• postman ?

  childhood is disappearing at dazzling speed due to:

  1. growth of technology and childrens access to more info
  2. blurring of adult of children culture
  3. children are participating in 'adult crimes' like rape and murder